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Issues ranging from a GP’s software problems to COVID restrictions saw a man’s cancer diagnosis delayed and eventually require the removal of a finger and 24 lymph nodes and radiation therapy

Sigma Healthcare today announced on the Australian Stock Exchange that Australia’s federal court has approved its merger with Chemist Warehouse

Plans for the new Dunedin Hospital appear to have veered back towards where they were heading before the Coalition Government last year stymied them 

Pharmac has backed off from its decision to fund a single brand of oestradiol patches after outcry from the public and health professionals

The Pharmacy Council and Medical Council could be replaced by a Crown entity to regulate pharmacists, doctors and other registered health practitioners, under a review of the current health-worker registration act

University of Auckland researchers have found it is safe to repackage dabigatran capsules in medicine sachets or pill boxes to improve medicines adherence in New Zealand

Any hopes pinned on a funding boost in Budget 2025 to salvage rural after-hours and emergency services have been dashed by “funding constraints” at the national health agency

The Pharmacy Council will proceed with its plan to increase pharmacists’ Annual Practising Certificate fee and disciplinary levy again, despite opposition from the profession

Uncertainty surrounds the future of the $100m National Telehealth Services contract, due to expire in June

ACT Party leader David Seymour has proposed giving $6000 to every New Zealander who opts out of the public health system and takes up private health insurance